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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Saturday, April 15, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Eating Disorders SIG Meeting
    Location: Commonwealth 1
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Inpatient SIG Meeting
    Location: Commonwealth 2
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Conference Opening - How the TOP DD Studies Are Shifting Denial and Challenging Myths About Dissociative Disorders

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5

    Bethany Brand, PhD (she/her/hers) – Towson University

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    No High Hypnotizability, No Dissociative Disorder

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5

    Paul F. Dell, PhD (he/him/his) – Churchland Psychological Center

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Paper Session #1 - Intergenerational, Couple, and Individual Case Studies of C-PTSD and Dissociative Disorders
    Location: Commonwealth 2
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Prenatal Trauma, Dissociation & Bonding: Cultivating Growth with the Calming Womb Model

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    Jillian Hosey, MSW, RSW, LICSW (she/her/hers) – Private Practice

    Rosita Cortizo, PsyD, LMFT, MA – True Care

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Reconceptualizing Personality Disorders as Interpersonal Reactions to Childhood Relational Wound
    Location: Commonwealth 1

    Tory S. Mertz, LPC-IT – University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

    Will Ewing, MA, LPC – Marquette University

  • 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM US Eastern Time
    OEA SIG Meeting
    Location: Hikes Point
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    PTP Faculty Meeting (By Invitation Only)
    Location: Clifton
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Student & Emerging Professional Lunch (RSVP Required)
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Final Poster Judging Hour
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Neurodiversity & Dissociation SIG Meeting
    Location: Hikes Point
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
    The Chameleon of Child Abuse: Will You See it if You Don’t Know What to Look for?

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    Renee Potgieter Marks, PhD – Integrate Families

  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma: An Introductory Workshop
    Location: Commonwealth 1

    Heather B. MacIntosh, PhD – McGill University

  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Exploring Unthought Knowns in Integrating Ego State Therapy and EMDR to Treat Dissociation

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5

    D. Michael Coy, MA, LCSW, LICSW, Registered Hypnotherapist – D. Michael Coy, MA, LICSW

  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Panel of Past Presidents of ISSTD: ‘Against the Grain: Shifting the Societal Denial of Dissociation'
    Location: Commonwealth 2

    Heather Hall, MD – Heather Hall MD LLC

    Michael Salter, BA (Hons 1), PhD – University of New South Wales

    Colin Ross, MD (he/him/his) – The Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma

    Joyanna Silberg, PhD – Childhood Recovery Resources

    Richard P. Kluft, MD, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Temple University School of Medicine

    Lynette S. Danylchuk, PhD – Restoration Therapy Center

    Christine C. Forner, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW – Associated Counselling

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Membership Presentation
    Location: Society Lounge
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Medical Trauma as a Component of Understanding Complex Trauma

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    Elizabeth O. Marston, LCSW (she/her/hers) – Eleos Counseling, LLC

  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Annual Awards Reception

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function